Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-28

chap. 46s, special laws of 1927, respecting
fisheries in the waters of Vinalhaven.
The following reports were read and &C
cepted, and sent up for concurrence:
Mr. Shaw of Portland, from the Commit
tee on Military. Affairs, reported that bill an
act to amend chap. IA, revised statutes, re-
lating to State pensions, be referred to the
Committee on Pensions.
Mr. Field of Auburn, from the Committee
on Interior Waters, reported leave to with
draw on petition of Zebulon Stanchtield, ct
ais. of Milo, Piscataquis county, for exclusive
right to navigate by steam, under the name
of the Schoodic Navigation Co., certain wa
tiers in said county.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
Resolve in favor of d. S. Fields and A, R.
Devereux.
Resolve relating TO settlers on lands in
Madawaska.
Resolve in favor of Cryetal Plantation.
Resolve in favor of Oakfeld Plantation.
Resolve levying taxes on the counties OF
the State, for the years 1887 and 1888.
Bill an act to supply the people of the town
of Orono with pure water.
Bill an act to incorporate the Waldoboro
Water Co.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
Bill an act to incorporate the Rockland
Electric Light and Gaslight Power Company.
Bill an act to extend the time of the or
ganization OF the Isle au Haul Water Co.
Bill an act providing for the better protec-
ton of land-locked salmon and trout in town.
ships sd" and e" in Oxford county.
Bill an act authorizing towns and cities to
fnr or rafund.
ing their Indebtedness.
Bill an act to regulate the size OF clam
bait barrels.
Bill an act in relation to county roads in
unincorporated townships.
Bill an at to amend sec. 81 of chap. 40 OF
the revised statutes, relating to the taking OF
sea salmon in St. Croix river.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
Bill an act to renew a portion of the public
debt and to limit the operations of the sink
ing fund.
On motion of Mr.. Noble of Lewiston, re-
port of the Committee on Legal Affairs re-
porting leave to withdraw and legislation
inexpedient ON petition and order relating to
the taxation of educational and religious
property used for business purposes, was
taken from the table, accepted and sent up
for concurrence.
Mr.. Noble stated that he did this because,
iDasmuch as no one of the petitioners had
appeared at the public hearing before the
committee, he thought he had done his whole
duty in the matter.
On motion of Mr.. Fogg of Portland, House
document l42, bill an act to amend sec. 4,
chap. sos, private and special laws of 1885.
ives taken from the table, amended, and
passed to be engrosssd.
Mr.. Chase of Danariscotta moved to re-
consider the vote of yesterday passing 10 be
engrossed resolve in favor of the Maine
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts, and he moved to lay the motion on the
tabls until Friday at IL o'clock.
On motion of Mr. Barker of Bangor, the
matter was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Beal of Fairfield presented the follow
ing order:
Ordered, That when this House adjourn
next Friday, one week from today, we ad-
journ to meet on the first Wednesday of jan
uary. 1888, at IL o'clock A. M.
On motion of Mr.. Manlev Of Augusta this
order was laid on the table.
Bill an act authorizing towns and cities to
issue their notes or bonds for renewing or
refunding their Indebtedness, came up for a
third reading On motion of Mr.. Talbot of
East Machias it was amended by striking out
the second section, and the bill was then
read third time and passed to be engrossed
as amended.
Bill an act amendatory of and additional to
chap. 81, revised statutes, relating to exemp-
ton of personal property from attachment
and sale on execution, came up for a third
reading.
On motion of Mr. Talbot it was amended
by striking out section 4.
Mr.. Dawson of Greenville moved to amend
by inserting comma after the word chin
self" in the first section.
Pending action on this last amendment the
bill was tabled, on motion of Mr.. Talbot.
On motion of Mr.. Pattangall of Pembroke,
the House reconsidered it's vote assigning for
Wednesday the resolve in favor of ID. S.
Fields anC A. r. Devereaux
Mr.. Pattangall said that it was we'll known
to everybody that the Sheriff did not capture
Mcfarland, the man for whom the reward
provided for in this resolve was offered; that
he delivered himself up, and he did not see
any reason for paying this money. He
moved to indefinitely postpone the resolve.
The motion to indefinitely postpone pre-
vailed.
House document 1879, bill an act requiring
license on dogs, came up under special as
signment.
Mr.. Lombard of Windham submitted sew
eral amendments: LIST. Strike out all after
the word annually" in the second line, sec
ton l, up to the word ''pay," in the eighth
line; strike out the words "for such license"
in the ninth line and insert the words sin
which such person resides I'd. Strike out
section 4. Sd. Strike out section 5.
The first and second amendments were
adopted.
Pending action on the third amendment,
Mr.. Talbot moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill.
This motion excited considerable discus
sion between Messrs. Bishop of Hermon,
Talbot Adams of Litchfeld, Libby Of Burn
ham, Russell of Fayette, Waugh of Levant
Randall of Augusta, Hodgkins of Green,
Lombard of Windham, Powers of Houlton,
Grindle of Mount Desert, Reynolds Of Sid
ney.
MIR. Horigan of Bddeford moved to COM
NIT the matter to the Committee on Legal
Affairs.
Mr.. Harrington moved to amend by sub
shutting the Committee on the Judiciary
but the amendment was lost.
Mr.. Newbert of Appleton moved the mat
for lie or tho tahla Tho notiop l;d M.